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Our schoolchildren are seeing tests in their sleep
Almost every one of us has had the experience of watching a child, a grandchild or the children of friends suffer through the anxiety of continuous tests at every level of the educational ladder. more
Rich school, poor school
On Dec. 3, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released results of the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment, a set of three tests — in literacy, science and math — which is given every three years to 15-year-olds in 65 nations. more
Poverty — the story of us all
The year was 1994. Nassau County was supposed to have built a park with a soccer field, a basketball court and picnic tables at the Five Towns Community Center in the mid-1970s, but for two decades, plans for the project languished. more
Advice for new college students from not-so-new college students
Long Island’s high schools have finished honoring the members of the class of 2013, and many of those newly minted graduates are now looking toward college in the fall. more
A tale of two schools, 3,000 miles apart
By my rough calculations, our children spend some 17,640 hours in school, kindergarten through high school. more
inBloom: corporatizing America's schools
The dichotomy between inBloom’s website, featuring photos of smiling elementary-age children seated beside young teachers, tablets in hand, and its seven-page Privacy and Security Policy, full of legalese, could not be more stark. more
“Locally Grown,” by Oceanside student Lauren Simon is one of 300 works on display at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook.
Oceanside student participates in exhibit
For Lauren Simon, an eleventh grader at Oceanside High School, “Colors of Long Island refers to Long Island’s bountiful agriculture. Her digital photograph titled “Locally Grown,” is one … more
Support our schools — get involved in their budgeting
Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more
In wake of storm, schools need relief
Among the many temporary casualties of Hurricane Sandy was Long Island’s educational system, with most schools shutting down for a week or longer. more
Oceanside schools to reopen next week
Most schools in Oceanside came out of the storm without significant damage. But School 8 and School 9E were not as lucky. Workers have been going around the clock since the storm subsided to repair … more
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